Technology-supported team care for dialysis symptoms
Technology Assisted Collaborative Care Implementation Trial
This project uses telehealth and coordinated care to help people on in-center hemodialysis manage fatigue, pain, and depression.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11145794 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you'll be offered a stepped program that combines telemedicine-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy and shared decision-making about medicines. Care is coordinated between your dialysis team and primary care so treatments are tailored and can be intensified if symptoms don't improve. The program is being rolled out across dialysis clinics using cluster-randomized methods and builds on a prior trial that showed benefits. Most of the work happens during your regular dialysis visits so it fits into your existing care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults receiving in-center hemodialysis who report significant fatigue, pain, or depressive symptoms.
Not a fit: People not receiving in-center hemodialysis (for example, home dialysis patients or recent transplant recipients) or those without these symptoms are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This approach could reduce fatigue, pain, and depressive symptoms and improve quality of life for people on in-center dialysis.
How similar studies have performed: A prior randomized trial of the Technology Assisted Stepped Collaborative Care intervention showed clinically meaningful improvements in fatigue and pain and smaller improvements in depression.
Where this research is happening
Pittsburgh, United States
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Jhamb, Manisha — University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Jhamb, Manisha
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.